LANCASTER – The first Keystone State QB Showcase camp, involving nearly 160 participants, was held today at Lanco Field House in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
East Coast Elite Camps & Susquehanna Valley Sports Inc, along with EasternPAFootball.com and WesternPAFootball.net teamed up to host a one-day camp in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Some of the most talented quarterbacks in the state spent a day developing their skills. The camp showcased Pennsylvania players from grades sixth through twelfth. “Our goal is to invite all the top quarterbacks in Pennsylvania and have them compete, ” said Jim Cantafio.
About the camps
Campers received football skills training from former and current college players.
Jim Cantafio has over 30 years of head coaching experience. He knows the value of a properly trained, highly skilled quarterback. Through his instruction and guidance, Cantafio has seen many of his high school quarterbacks go on to play football at the next level, including Michigan All-American, 2007 Rose Bowl Quarterback and Jacksonville Jaguars Quarterback Chad Henne.
Coach Cantafio’s ability to develop winning quarterbacks has made him one of the most successful high school coaches on the East Coast. SVS Sports, the leader in East Coast football camps, is committed to helping develop teams and individual players to the next level of play.
Players from the Keystone State QB showcase will be picked for the East Coast Elite Quarterback – Receiver showcase in July. “Our camps started in December and go to July, ” said Cantafio. “We will be picking kids from today’s camp for the July showcase.”
Award Winners
Top Three Seniors-to-be
1st Place – Cedar Cliff’s Andrew Ford leads the list of quarterbacks from today’s camp. Ford recently earned a invitation from Trent Dilfer to the Elite 11. “It was awesome. My goal was to go down there and compete,” said Ford. He was named MVP of the two day event at the Washington Redskins practice facility in Virginia.
The Elite 11 regional covered quarterbacks from 16 states, Canada and the District of Columbia. “There were a lot of great quarterbacks there. For me to compete with guys going to Boston College, West Virginia and Notre Dame was awesome for me. My goal was to go down there and win it and I did.”
Ford passed for 2,957 yards on 225 of 339 completions and 35 touchdowns. He rushed for 324 yards and eight touchdowns.
2nd Place – Red Lion’s Blake Cahill completed 104 of 206 passes for 1,296 yards and seven touchdowns. He rushed for 163 yards and one score.
3rd Place (Three-way tie) – Trinity’s Mike Boguski completed 126 of 219 passes for 1,814 yards and 18 touchdowns. He rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns.
Chichester’s Duffy Gilhool passed for 1,197 yards and 10 touchdowns. He rushed for 116 yards and one score.
Lower Dauphin’s Troy Spencer passed for 460 yards and six touchdowns. He rushed for 458 yards and eight touchdowns.
Top Three Juniors-to-be
1st Place – Malvern Prep’s Alex Hornibrook
2nd Place – Mechanicsburg’s Tyler Schubert
3rd Place – Wyoming Area’s MasonDuguay
Top Three Sophomores-to-be
1st Place – Bishop Shanahan’s Shane McLaughlin
2nd Place – Nazareth Area Nick Basenese
3rd Place – Wyomissing Area Charlie Tonneslan
Top Three Freshman-to-be
1st Place – Cedar Cliff’s Grant Breneman
2nd Place – Parkland’s Ethan Persa
3rd Place – Warwick’s Taylor Lentz
Top Middle School Players
1st Place – Red Lion Jr. High School’s Zakee Sailsman
2nd Place – New Cumberland Middle School’s Chase Diehl
3rd Place – Lower Dauphin Middle School’s Adam Klassen
East Coast Elite Quarterback – Receiver Showcase will be held on Wednesday, July 31st at Lanco Field House, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The camp runs from 9am to 3pm. This camp is by invitation only. All quarterbacks and receivers on the East Coast are eligible to attend. All quarterbacks and receivers will be invited by June 2013.
